Jan.25 (GMM) Manor has signed up another big name ahead of the 2016 season.

Recently, the backmarker team signed former Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis.

And now on Monday, Manor announced that Tombazis' former Ferrari colleague, the similarly-ousted Pat Fry, has also joined the newly Mercedes-powered team.

Fry, who also had a high-profile role at McLaren in the past, will be 'engineering consultant'.

"We are extremely fortunate to have Pat on board to help us hit the ground running with our exciting new technical package," said racing director Dave Ryan, the former McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan who also recently joined Manor.